In this interior view of a room in the Healy House Museum, on the northwest corner of Harrison Avenue and East Tenth Street in Leadville, Colorado there is a Franklin cast iron stove before restoration. It is dirty, missing the left top door and has a crooked stove pipe. Decoration includes a skirt base on the foot rail and a floral motif on the sides. Patterned Victorian wallpaper is on the wall behind the stove. The house was built in 1878 by August Meyer and in 1881, became the First Methodist Episcopal Church parsonage. In 1886, it became the home of Patrick A. and Ellen Healy Kelly, who transferred ownership to her brother Daniel Healy. Later, his cousin Nellie occupied the house and then donated it to the Leadville Historical Association. It was restored in 1938 by the National Youth Administration and was presented to the State Historical Society in 1947.

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Formerly WO775.; Leadville designated a National Historic District in 1968.; Photoprint has a white border with a narrow black border.; Photoprint has adhesive staining on back.; Title handwritten on back of photoprint.; R7100002760

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WO775 DPLW

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